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Chief librarian Murray Shepherd announced the move to library staff last week in these words:
The Task Group on Library Collections Space (the "Lambert Committee") in June 1992 made a recommendation to address the Library's long term space needs. The Task Group, made up of faculty, students and staff, recognized that the University of Waterloo Library was seriously under the space formula entitlement and that it was very unlikely to receive any relief in on-campus library-quality space in the future.Consequently, after looking at several options, Professor Lambert's Task Group recommended that "the University of Waterloo erect a high density storage building in cooperation with other interested universities, most notably Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Guelph. This is the least expensive option for providing sufficient shelf space to carry the Library into the next century."
With the assistance of a grant of $400,000 from the Provincial Government, the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University, will establish a joint Library storage facility on the west side of Guelph at 110 Malcolm Road. The purchase of a warehouse/annex for storage of low-use material by the three universities is complete, the building is being prepared for use, the movement of University of Waterloo library material (about 240,000 volumes) from the Phillip Street warehouse will begin when the Annex is ready and the task best fits within the libraries' schedules. . . .
The Tri-University Library Consortium Annex will provide the expansion space presently required by all three libraries at a fraction of the cost of new capital construction on the three campuses. The delivery of material from the facility to library clients at the three universities will allow the sharing and rationalization of library materials among the institutions. . . .
The Tri-University Library Consortium is working towards enhanced cooperation through several innovative projects focussed on the provision of better service to the University community despite severely reduced funding.
"A restructuring of the management of the University Bookstore, the UW Computer Store, the UW Shop and the UW Sports Shop" was announced late last week by Bud Walker, UW's director of business operations. Said Walker:
May Yan, currently director of the Bookstore/UW Shop, will become the Director of Retail Services, responsible for all services currently provided by these four retail facilities. Each retail unit will retain its traditional focus, but there will be increased integration of the products offered, shared administrative processes, and various expanded services.He also said that Marty Sokoloskie is being promoted to manager of the Computer Store; he'll report to Yan.
Meanwhile, in the department of co-operative education and career services, director Bruce Lumsden has announced the last member of his management team. Cathie Jenkins becomes "associate director (program services)", joining Keith Kenning as associate director (field services) and Dave Thomas as associate director (administrative and systems services).
Reporting to Jenkins will be three program coordinators: John Westlake (engineering), Scott Davis (arts, mathematics and accountancy), and Rick Roach (applied health sciences, environmental studies and science).
The text of Policy 74, Fixed Asset Inventory, is available through UWinfo along with the texts of Procedures 2 and 3 on disposal of assets. Printed copies are available from the university secretariat.
Mary Ann Britnell, supervisor of capital and audit for financial services, says Policy 74 puts into writing what has been practised for many years. The rules cover any "non-consumable, tangible item with a life expectancy of not less than two years" and worth at least $1,000. A central list of assets will be maintained by the financial services department, with lists sent to each department once a year for checking.
The policy defines who owns equipment that's bought using research funds: "Unless otherwise specified by the granting agency, the equipment is considered to be University property. . . . The equipment remains in the hands of the research director until the research work is concluded, following which it becomes available for other University purposes."
Other excerpts:
The responsibility for the care and custody of property rests with the official providing the resources for the purchase of the asset, and/or the person responsible for the physical area where the furniture or equipment is located. Generally the responsibility rests with a department Chair/Head or faculty Dean. . . .No personal purchases of equipment may be made by a department on behalf of faculty, staff and students. The University is required by law to pay appropriate taxes on personal purchases and may be fined as an institution for tax avoidance. . . .
When fixed assets are removed from campus to an individual's home or office an "Off Campus Fixed Asset Location Form" must be completed.
St. Swithin's day, if it doth rain,Sounds like a damp summer.
for forty days it will remain.
St. Swithin's day, if it be fair,
for forty days 'twill rain no more.
Also today: Aubrey Diem of UW's geography department will give a slide presentation this evening on Prague, historic capital of Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). He'll speak at 7:30 in Environmental Studies I room 350; all are welcome.
And in major news: the minister of colleges and universities is expected to release the long-awaited "discussion paper" on postsecondary education today, and to name the five-person commission that will study the province's universities and colleges over the next six months. Watch this space.
CAR
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